For Mali’s Keita, a Rocky Re-Election Campaign Caps an Even Rockier First Term

For Mali’s Keita, a Rocky Re-Election Campaign Caps an Even Rockier First Term
Malian presidential candidate Soumaila Cisse gestures during a campaign rally in Yanfolila, Mali, July 16, 2018 (AP photo by Baba Ahmed).

Editor’s Note: Every Friday, WPR Senior Editor Robbie Corey-Boulet curates the top news and analysis from and about the African continent.

It was a turbulent home stretch for Mali’s presidential campaign, which formally ended Friday.

Though voting was still two days away, the credibility of the results had already been called into question. That’s because some members of the opposition spent the past week taking issue with the voters’ roll, reportedly raising objections after the election commission published an online version that differed from the version that had been vetted by international monitors.

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